Dental film mount



Jan. 12, 1932. c. T. HUTCHINSON DENTAL FILM MOUNT Filed Sept. 26, 1929 mvsu-ron $072 C27 6022 Fla 521.???

ATTORN EYS Patented Jan. 12, 1932 (manor! '1'. mn'cnmsorr, or DETROIT, moment DENTAL mm Home Application filed September 20, 1929. Serial m. 395,282;

This invention relates to mounts for parts being broken away-and shown in sectranslucent or transparent objects, and more tion. particularly for photographic films ar- Fi re 2 is a detail cross section taken subranged in series, such as, for example, denstantially on the line 22 of Figure 1. t lcfil Figure 3 is a front view of a slightly modi- 55 In modern dental diagnoses, it is customfied embodiment of my invention. ary to make a series of X-ray photographs Figure 4 is a perspective showing the of various grou s of the patients teeth, or at mount of Figure 3 in folded position and I times, of individual teeth thought to be inbeing inserted into an envelope.

. position wherein its sight portion is exfected, which photographs are viewed from Figures 5, 6 and 7 are detail sectional views the films themselves rather than from taken respectively on the lines -5, 6-6 and prints made therefrom. Each film must be 7-7 of Figure 3, and carefully studied while being held between Figure 8 is a detail front elevation of the the eye and a source of ii ht, and preferably i rme p y s p r g the face a l the films of adjacent teet should be viewed Pl ofthe'mount shown in Figure 3. simultaneouslyor in sequence and compared Referring now to the drawings, the emto determine the possible spread of infecbodlment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2com-. tion or disease. The present invention has prises a face plate 9 and rear plate 10, each for an object the provision of means for p Vl e Wlth a pluralilg' of window opensupporting such films in pro er sequence mgs 1.1 which are aligne when the mount iS while permitting clear vision t erethrough. s mbled. The several openlngs may vbe Another object of this invention is the arg d Wlth their longer axes parallel or rangement of a mount for flexible translup pendicular to the ends of the mount, and cent objects, sucha h'o'to m hi fil as herein shown, I have provided 'window which will support; thedg 0 the fil openings adjacent the endsof the mountwith and maintain the films in flattened positions then ger axes perpendlcular'to the ends without obstructing the view through the 9 e mount and between such window opensight portion f th fil j mgs are arranged a plurality of window A further object of thisinvention is the p g Wlth their nge 8X68 Parallel provision of a plurality of spaced window o hecnd of the mount. This not only pr so openings in a multi-ply mount with the 'Y a ymm -pp g mount but intermediate portions of the plies of ethe also lends to 9 3 reddmg dental mo t secured t th so th t. a h l i films when assembled 1n the mount with films arran ed between'each window opening and showmg l fi tefath d l wmdowsthe a jacent ed of'the mount, whereby a The usual pra t c in making X-ray photo-- thinflexible ob ect, such as a photographic g ph 9 3 312161155 teeth is to the film, may be readily slid in the channel to a lms with t longer axes substantlally vertical, while the photographs of the central teeth are being made, and with their axes supported. I I substantially horizontal when photographs other objects and advantages will b a of the larger back-teeth are being made. parent from the following description, Accordingly, when all of the photographs of wherein reference-is'made' to the accompanya patients teeth are assembled In a mount ing drawings, illustrating'preferred embodiin their proper sequence,'the doctor will be ments of my invention and wherein similar enabled to view all of the films w th the teeth posed to view while its edge portions are I reference numerals designate similar parts shown thereon exactly ,as they appear in the throughout the several views.

In the drawin s:- v Figure 1 is a rent view of a mountconstructed in accordance with my invention,

patients mouth. I have also shown under the upper set of window openings the proper titles for the teeth displayed in the films that should appear in such window openings to nomenclature may enable the complete presentation of the films of all of the patients upper teeth. Similar be marked below the lower set of windows. Other suitable markings may also be provided upon the face plate 9, such, for example, as the name of the patient, the file number and what other doctor or the like referred the patient to the one making the X-ray photographs. This enables readily keeping complete information before the doctor whenever he examines the films shown in the mount, and aids materially in reducing to a minimum the space required for maintaining complete records .regarding each patient.

The rear'plate 10 is preferably of slightly lesser area than the face plate 9, and is unsecured to the face plate except by a plurality of staples 12, or like spaced fasteners, whic are preferably arranged substantially as shown in Figure 1 so that three of the staples 12 serve to form side and end guides about each of the window openings 11. This forms a species of channel in which a thin, flexible object, such as a photographic film, maybe readily slid from the adjacent upper or lower edge of the mount between the side staples and until it contacts the end staple adjacent any window opening, in which position the sight portion of the film would be in alignment with the window opening and accordingly open to view whenever desired. The

staples 12 are arranged a suitable distance from the side and inner extremities of the window openings to provide supporting mount portions around all edges of the film when it is properly positioned in the mount. and with the side portion so supported the film will be held in substantially flattened position to enable ready reading of the film disclosure, and resisting the natural tendency of the film to curl, etc. The films can accordingly be kept for an indefinite period in proper positions, and be filed away in the records without impairing the photographs. To aid in storing the mounts with the films therein in ordinary envelopes or file cabinets, I preferably provide means for folding a portion of the mount upon another portion thereof, so that the mount will readily fit in an ordinary legal size envelope. To this end I preferably score the mount from top to bottom on a partition between certain of the windows, and to prevent accidental dislocation of the films in adjacent windows during the folding operation, I provide aligned staples 12 on opposite sides of the scored line 13.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 3-8, inclusive, I have shown a mount comprising a face plate 14,, rear plate 15 and an intermediate skeleton filler member 16, which serves both to space the front and rear plates and also tosecure the mount together. The face plate 14 and rear plate 15 are herein shown as provided with similar aligned spaced window openings 11" as in the first mentioned embodiment. The partitions between the several openings are raced by the skeleton filler plate 16, and the arms of the filler plate serve as the side guides for the channels in which the films are arranged when properly mounted in the mount. The filler plate 16 has a central longitudinal arm 16 which aligns with the portions of the face and rear plates between the upper and lower set of window openings, and from this central member 16' extend spaced side arms 16" (note Figure 8) which align with the portions of the face and rear plates separating laterally adjacent window openings 11. The

arms 16 and 16 of the filler plate accordingly form three sides of a channel about each window opening, the fourth side being adj acent the top or bottom edge of the mount and is left open to enable the ready insertion or removal of a film whenever desired. The thickness of the filler plate 16 determines the space between the face plate 14 and rear plate 15, and preferably is but little thicker than the usual film used for making photographs. In assembling this embodiment of m improved mount, I preferably coat the faces of the filler plate 16 with a suitable adhesive, and then directly secure the face plate 14 and rear plate 15 to the opposite faces of the filler plate, the adhesive material being the only securing means. To give additional rigidity, however, to the central portion of the mount, one or more reinforcements 17 mav be arranged between the face plate and the filler plate. As herein shown, I have provided a pair of such reinforcing strips 17 and 17* (note Figure 7) the adjacent ends of which are spaced from each other and arranged on opposite sides of the scored line 13 which aids in properly folding one end portion of the mount upon the remainder of the mount. The folded position of the mount is shown in Figure 4, which also shows how the folded mount may readily be inserted in a conventional envelope 18 for storing.

The simplicity and practicability of my improved mount are believed to be apparent. Provision is made for readily inserting thin, flexible objects, such as photographic films, into open-ended channels wherein the ed e portions of a film are supported and t e sight portion thereof maintained in alignment with the clear window openings. The film can then be readily viewed by holdin the mount between the eye of the observer an a suitablesource of light. The fingers of the observer need not touch the film, and the film is held in correct flattened position to enable complete viewing of its disclosures.

sity for surface sup ort, as b backs of celluloid or the like, w ich ten to darken the film disclosure, and in cases of discoloration, or the like to even deceive the observer into believin that streaks in the celluloid or other parts of the mount were actually upon the lm. With my improved mount the films may be kept indefinitely in proper positions, an may be readily stored away in ordinary envelopes or file cabinets during such maintenance.

vWhile it will be apparent that the illustrated embodiments of my invention herein disclosed are well calculated to adequately fulfill the objects and advantages rimarily stated, it is to be understood that t e invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the sub'oined claims.

aving described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A dental film mount comprising a front plate, a back plate and a skeleton fille'r plate, all having aligned apertures therein, means for folding the assemblage between certain of the aligned window openings, includin an aligned scored line carried by each p ate, the scored lines together com rising a fold line, and a plurality of para lel staples securing the plates together and arranged in pairs, with one staple of each pair disposed on each side of the fold line.

2. A mount for translucent objects comprising front and rear plates having a pluralitly of aligned window openings therein, stap es securing the plates together and arranged longitudinally between the window openings, a skeleton framework interposed between the front and back plates, also held by the securing means, arranged to provide guides for the objects on three sides of each window opening, the plates and the interposed skeleton framework being scored for folding on a line between certain of the openings, and a pair of sta les arranged one on each side of such score portion.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

CLAYTON T. HUTCHINSON. 

